MATTRESS SUTURE
\mˈatɹəs sˈuːt͡ʃə], \mˈatɹəs sˈuːtʃə], \m_ˈa_t_ɹ_ə_s s_ˈuː_tʃ_ə]\
Definitions of MATTRESS SUTURE
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By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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A continuous s. in which a stitch is taken with a needle, the thread is tied, and then the needle is inserted upon the same side as that from which it emerged and passed in the opposite direction through both lips of the wound, the direction of the needle being reversed at each stitch.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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